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Gula, Louie Petere – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of the study: The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of participants in physical activities, the motivation needed by the students to engage in the activity, challenges encountered by the implementors, health benefits, and recommendations and suggestions needed for the improvement of the implementation. Materials and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Recreational Activities, Student Motivation, Barriers
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Nash, Rose; Cruickshank, Vaughan; Pill, Shane; MacDonald, Abbey; Coleman, Cheryn; Elmer, Shandell – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: To ascertain teachers' articulation and experiences of navigating dilemmas that inhibit and/or enable the fostering of health literacy in primary school settings. Design: Qualitative analysis of teachers' written reflections on introducing health literacy into their school and classroom. Setting: Tasmania, Australia. Method: Eighty-four…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes
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D'Costa, Belinda; Lobo, Roanna; Ward, James – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
Past efforts to address endemic rates of sexually transmissible infections amongst young Aboriginal people living in remote/very remote Australian communities have had limited success. Peer education has been used in youth sexual health promotion but has received limited evaluation and has not been tested in remote Aboriginal settings. The Young…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Sex Education, Cultural Awareness, Sexuality
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Shah, Smita; Rizzo Liu, Kym; Lockett, Catriona; Sainsbury, Emma – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: The objectives of this study were to (1) measure the acceptability of Students As LifeStyle Activists (SALSA) Youth Voices (SYV) programme, (2) determine the skills gained by peer leaders from their participation in SYV and (3) determine whether peer leaders were able to design and implement an action to promote healthy eating and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level
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Peralta, Louisa R.; Cinelli, Renata L.; Marvell, Claire L. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The ability of schools, school leaders and teachers to promote critical health literacy in teaching and learning is central to the development of health literacy in schools. However, research focusing on teachers and planning for health literacy through health programmes in school is minimal. This paper describes how one school Health…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Programs, School Activities, Foreign Countries
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Meiklejohn, Sarah; Peeters, Anna; Palermo, Claire – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: School-based prevention interventions informed by the World Health Organization Health Promoting School (HPS) framework aim to improve the health and wellbeing of school-aged children, yet few studies describe factors influencing the successful implementation of this framework in secondary schools. This study sought to explore why and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Well Being, Mental Health, Physical Health
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Dix, Katherine L.; Green, Melissa J.; Tzoumakis, Stacy; Dean, Kimberlie; Harris, Felicity; Carr, Vaughan J.; Laurens, Kristin R. – School Mental Health, 2019
This paper describes the development of a brief school-based instrument designed for use in research and in educational practice. The "Survey of School Promotion of Emotional and Social Health" differentiates states of high, moderate, and low implementation of whole-school policies and practices that promote the emotional and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals)
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Nathan, N.; Wiggers, J.; Wyse, R.; Williams, C. M.; Sutherland, R.; Yoong, S. L.; Lecathelinais, C.; Wolfenden, L. – Health Education Research, 2017
Implementation of vegetable and fruit programs in schools is less than optimal. This study aimed to identify, using a theoretical framework, factors associated with implementation of a school vegetable and fruit program; that provides a time in class for children to consume a piece of vegetable or fruit they have brought from home. Three hundred…
Descriptors: Food, Telephone Surveys, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Rees, Donna; Mills, Rachel; Paatsch, Louise – Deafness & Education International, 2020
Otitis Media (OM) is an important global issue that can have a long-lasting impact on a child's life. There is no easy fix! For a family who has a child with OM, the ramifications can be short term and have minimal consequences, or they can be very complex and involve medical, educational, behavioural and wellbeing issues, and may even be…
Descriptors: Diseases, Child Health, Health Promotion, Indigenous Populations
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Gilmore, Linda; Campbell, Marilyn; Shochet, Ian – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2016
Students with developmental disabilities have many challenges with learning and adaptive behaviour, as well as a higher prevalence rate of mental health problems. Although there is a substantial body of evidence for effcacious interventions for enhancing resilience and promoting mental health in typically developing children, very few programs…
Descriptors: Intervention, Evidence Based Practice, Developmental Disabilities, Resilience (Psychology)
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Anwar-McHenry, Julia; Donovan, Robert John; Nicholas, Amberlee; Kerrigan, Simone; Francas, Stephanie; Phan, Tina – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: Mentally Healthy WA developed and implemented the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework in 2010 in response to demand from schools wanting to promote the community-based Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion message within a school setting. Schools are an important setting for mental health promotion, therefore, the Framework encourages…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Promotion, Semi Structured Interviews, Foreign Countries
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Corcoran, Tim; Rowling, Louise; Wise, Marilyn – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
Questions persist regarding implementation of mental health promotion, prevention, and early intervention initiatives in schools. To date, attention has targeted the "Whats" and "Hows" in design and implementation. Ongoing clarification of "Who" the key proponents are working in this space receives less consideration.…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation, School Health Services, Foreign Countries
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Browne, Geoffrey R.; Davern, Melanie; Giles-Corti, Billie – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
Victorian local governments (LGs) are required to develop evidence-based Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans (MPHWPs) that improve health and wellbeing. This study evaluated the implementation of this requirement across 79 LGs. Evidence in 116 documents was categorised by source, issue, and policy specificity. Over 11,000…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Municipalities, Health Programs, Health Promotion
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Cooper, Spring C.; Davies, Cristyn; McBride, Kate; Blades, Joanna; Stoney, Tanya; Marshall, Helen; Skinner, S. Rachel – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Australia has implemented a nation-wide programme providing a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to girls and boys through school-based programmes. Previous research has identified three distinct areas for attention: (1) lack of understanding about HPV and HPV vaccination, (2) young people's desire for involvement in decision-making…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Microbiology, Intervention, Adolescents
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White, Katherine M.; Starfelt, Louise C.; Jimmieson, Nerina L.; Campbell, Megan; Graves, Nicholas; Barnett, Adrian G.; Cockshaw, Wendell; Gee, Phillip; Page, Katie; Martin, Elizabeth; Brain, David; Paterson, David – Health Education Research, 2015
Hand hygiene is the primary measure in hospitals to reduce the spread of infections, with nurses experiencing the greatest frequency of patient contact. The "5 critical moments" of hand hygiene initiative has been implemented in hospitals across Australia, accompanied by awareness-raising, staff training and auditing. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Hospitality Occupations, Hygiene
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